Thread: worth restoring?

A couple of my my best shavers are so worn that most people wouldn't pick them up off the street if they found them laying in the gutter. But to me they are stars, because of the work that i put into them, and the work they give back to me..

Originally Posted by ebonysw45

From the pic it looks to be a WWI British Army rescale. The photo is a little small but the numbers on the horn scale look right and I'll bet its a Sheffield blade. The blade seems pretty far gone, at worst practice honing on it. If you don't want the scales give me a yell. I collect the WWI blades and I would hate to see the scales go to waste.

In case you're interested I used your WWI guess and searched the number "8078 CAN" which is stamped on the scale. I found a Canadian Infantry soldier, Lance Corporal Robert Leslie Butcher, who served in France and died in The second battle of Ypres, April 27 1915. I'm assuming this little guy served with its owner in France and Belgium. I'm more disappointed than ever that I broke one of the scales, but I'm planning on sending the other to Maggard Razors to be refinished and have a matching replacement made for the broken one. Has anyone used him before? The pics on his site look like good work and i'd like it done right

Originally Posted by Twitt942

In case you're interested I used your WWI guess and searched the number "8078 CAN" which is stamped on the scale. I found a Canadian Infantry soldier, Lance Corporal Robert Leslie Butcher, who served in France and died in The second battle of Ypres, April 27 1915. I'm assuming this little guy served with its owner in France and Belgium. I'm more disappointed than ever that I broke one of the scales, but I'm planning on sending the other to Maggard Razors to be refinished and have a matching replacement made for the broken one. Has anyone used him before? The pics on his site look like good work and i'd like it done right

I would never be so presumptuous as to tell another person what to do, so please don't take this in that way - I'm just throwing an offer out there. I personally think it's amazing that you have possibly identified the original owner of this razor, and find it incredibly sad that he died at Ypres, one of the battles where a large number of casualties were due to chlorine gas. If you were to take it a step further and track down any family members who indicate that they would like to have it, and you send this one to them, I will send you a razor to you from my own collection at no charge to replace it.

It's yours and you should of course do what you want with it. But it sure would be nice to think that it could be brought back into that family's hands. So I'm just throwing that out there.

At Parliament Hill here in Ottawa, there are a series of books of remembrance for each conflict that Canada has been involved in. L.Cpl. Butcher appears on this page:

Originally Posted by Cangooner

I would never be so presumptuous as to tell another person what to do, so please don't take this in that way - I'm just throwing an offer out there. I personally think it's amazing that you have possibly identified the original owner of this razor, and find it incredibly sad that he died at Ypres, one of the battles where a large number of casualties were due to chlorine gas. If you were to take it a step further and track down any family members who indicate that they would like to have it, and you send this one to them, I will send you a razor to you from my own collection at no charge to replace it.

It's yours and you should of course do what you want with it. But it sure would be nice to think that it could be brought back into that family's hands. So I'm just throwing that out there.

At Parliament Hill here in Ottawa, there are a series of books of remembrance for each conflict that Canada has been involved in. L.Cpl. Butcher appears on this page:

Wow what a great find. That idea had occurred to me too, thought of have to admit I'd have a hard time giving it up to someone who isn't a direct descendant. I want to see it get the respect it deserves. That said if i do find family I'd like to give them a nice restored artefact rather than the disassembled pieces I have now

Originally Posted by Twitt942

Has anyone used him before? The pics on his site look like good work and i'd like it done right

Brad is a member here (undream). I have no doubt that he'll do a good job with your razor.

To be honest, other than as a historical piece, I wouldn't bother putting much time, money, or effort into that one. The blade is pretty worn.